Compensation Program Manager, Rewards & Market Strategy

Adobe•San Jose, CA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Compensation Program Manager, you will lead the end-to-end management of Adobe's global rewards and promotion cycles and work to improve our annual market pricing methodology and system. You will work alongside Talent Management to ensure the pay-for-performance philosophy is clear and applied consistently. This is a role that will require compensation expertise, precision, and ability to build something new on established frameworks.

Requirements

5+ years of compensation experience with demonstrated ownership of annual rewards or promotion cycle execution in a global environment
Strong working knowledge of market pricing and salary benchmarking
Radford survey experience
Clear, confident communicator who can translate compensation complexity into plain language for managers, HRBPs, and senior leaders
Collaborative partner; experience working cross-functionally to build alignment
Strong proficiency with Workday compensation modules
PowerBI or comparable data visualization experience; ability to prototype compensation metrics and dashboards for the Analytics team to configure
Comfortable with ambiguity and motivated by ownership — Adobe's compensation function is evolving and this role will evolve with it

Nice To Haves

experience building or maintaining cycle workflows a strong plus

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end planning and execution of the annual rewards cycle — merit, promotions, adjustments, bonus, and equity — partnering with HRBPs, Talent Management/Development, and Finance to at scale for global people managers
Own the global promotion cycle from design through execution, ensuring consistency, fairness, and alignment with our compensation philosophy across all regions
Enhance and own Adobe's annual market pricing process, advising on the methodology, building new tooling, and creating a cadence that gives the team a structured, repeatable approach to competitive positioning
Collaborate closely with Talent Management to inform and align pay-for-performance philosophy, ensuring compensation and talent strategies are in lockstep on how Adobe rewards impact and growth
Develop manager and HRBP-facing guidance and communications that build organizational capability and reduce cycle concerns over time
Leverage Workday and PowerBI to build cycle reporting, monitor program health, and deliver data-driven insights before, during, and after each cycle
Identify and drive process improvements that increase cycle efficiency, partnering with the broader team, to reduce manual effort year-over-year